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Need a plant that floats without being overbearing

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can't remember now what grows well floating or planted. I am finding that my Neons are not coming out as much since my apongea (sp) bulbs died off. I had them for temp. plants till my others grew in better. I don't want to dim lights too much but yet have a section of tank that neons will like by shading it a tad bit. So I'm thinking of something I can suction cup to side of tank and allow to grow on top of water but that doesn't take over like duck weed. Any ideas?

pardon my brain I ment to post that...
Stock lighting that grows anubius, christmas moss, java ferns with no issue.
These neons were coming out more with less lighting. Its a 30 gal and the stock has not changed-
Neons, Black Neons, 3 glofish (waiting for them die because they bug me but seem now to only chase each other) corys, and one gentle short finned male betta that never chases anything. Been this way for over a yr and the neons where coming out untill recently when my lilly-like plants died off. I do know they are down a few in number and I need to add back up to them. I think there is 4-5 left and I had at least 6. That might be an issue too but I know they are said to not like bright lighting. I have to have filter down low because they don't like it strong either. They hide under driftwood so it just started making sense to me that it might be light.

I hate duckweed with a passion. Seems like once it gets into your tank, it's a futile effort to remove it all completely. May want to consider frogbit or dwarf water lettuce, both will provide good coverage on the top of the surface and are easy to manage. If you can find red root floaters, they are a very cool plant, like the name suggests it has red roots, can add some color to the tank.